The deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt was highlighted by civil society organizations at the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held in Geneva. On Monday the …
Egypt | CIHRS and AFTE Challenge Unconstitutional Interior Minister Decree on Travel Bans
On Tuesday June 20th, the Administrative Court held the fourth hearing on an appeal filed by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Association for Freedom of …
Washington DC | At Coptic Solidarity’s 8th Annual Conference Bahey Eldin Hassan Calls on Copts to Align with the Liberal Democratic Movement to Promote Equality, Justice, and Protection for all Egyptians
Bahey eldin Hassan, the Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), gave a speech before Coptic Solidarity during their 8th annual conference titled “Combating Terrorism without Sacrificing Civil …
Egypt | CIHRS-iReMMO Paris meetings highlight human rights, political and security issues in Egypt
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Institut de Recherche et d’Etudes Méditerranée Moyen-Orient (iReMMO) jointly held two events in Paris on June 6th and 7th to …
Egypt | New Law Will Cripple Egyptian NGOs
We the undersigned civil society organizations strongly condemn the ratification of a new law regulating non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Egypt, issued by President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday, May 24. …
Egypt | Before the European Parliament Bahey eldin Hassan Called for Truth, Accountability, and Justice
Before the European Parliament Bahey eldin Hassan Called for Truth, Accountability, and Justice for Giulio Regeni and the Victims of Maspero and Rabaa Massacres Hassan Discussed with Officials the …
Tunisia | 13 young advocates from the Middle East and North Africa complete CIHRS civil society youth leadership program
Tunisia: 13 young advocates from the Middle East and North Africa complete CIHRS civil society youth leadership program Press Statement On May 23, 2017, the Human Rights Education Program at …
Egypt | Zaree denies charges of harming national security and appeals the investigative judge’s appointment in case no. 173/2011
Egypt: Rights defender Zaree affirms it is violations of human rights–not their defense–that imperil national security Zaree denies charges of harming national security and appeals the investigative judge’s appointment in …
Egypt | Egyptian Human Rights Organizations: Together against the police campaign targeting activists through prosecution and detention
The undersigned organizations express their deep condemnation of the escalating police campaign targeting dozens of activists through prosecution and detention that took place last month, the last episode of which …
Egypt | Crackdown on civil society persists.Interrogation today of Hisham Mubarak lawyers; CIHRS Mohamed Zaree summoned for questioning
The undersigned organizations condemn the ongoing crackdown on independent civil society and rights organizations in Egypt. New summons have been issued over the past few weeks to human rights defenders …